MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 013
Coração de Negro / Gombeira
Swartzia spp. (trade group; e.g. S. panacoco)
Very dark brown to black heartwood, frequently with distinct pale sapwood.
- Botanical family
- Fabaceae
- Average dry density
- 1,180 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 3,400 lbf — estimated
- Native distribution
- Tropical South America
- Grain & texture
- Fine to medium; straight or slightly interlocked
Published figures refer specifically to Swartzia panacoco, not to all woods traded as Gombeira.
Original photograph © Mokurei Studio · physical timber held in the studio collection. Identification supplied by the studio; reference properties are not individual sample measurements.
Material character
A heavy, highly resistant wood sold under several regional names.
Notable applications
Fine turning, hardwood flooring, inlay and durable joinery.
Of particular interest
Coração de negro can describe multiple black-heartwood Swartzia species; Gombeira is not a reliable species identification.
Workshop note
Supplier or anatomical confirmation is necessary before labelling your specific block S. panacoco.
Wood identification is provided by the Mokurei Studio collection, not independently laboratory-verified. Technical figures are reference averages, not measurements of the photographed piece; they vary with provenance and moisture.